Cantatas without choir? Is that even possible?

Some people think a cantata MUST have a choir to be any good. And that's totally false. Some of Bach's most beautiful cantatas don't have a choir. Two of my cantatas don't have a choir, and my collaborators said they were some of my best pieces. The thing is, not everyone has a choir. Some wards just don't. Some have a good set of women. Some have a good set of men. Occasionally, you might get lucky and get lots of both. But none of these challenges mean you can't write a gorgeous cantata for...